OWC DIY Bundle: 240GB SSD, Express Silver Enclosure, & 5 Piece Toolkit

DIY Bundle

Includes: 240GB 2.5" OWC Solid State Drive 7mm, OWC Express Silver Enclosure, and OWC 5 Piece Toolkit Mac / PC / USB 2.0 & 1.1

SSD Upgrade

Get more storage when you upgrade/replace the existing 2.5" drive in your Mac.

Includes a 2.5" drive, enclosure, and toolkit to upgrade/replace the internal drive in your Mac.

Upgrade/Replace your internal drive

The Drive and Tools you need to Upgrade/Replace the existing 2.5" Drive in your laptop, Mac mini, Xbox, PS3, etc + make the drive being replaced an External for data transfer, backup, and/or additional portable storage.

Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble and:

Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
Take your data with you - small enough to keep in a pocket!
Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.

Examples of how this bus-powered Express bundle can be used in real world situations:

Power Users / Travelers: Relocate your "home folder" to your Express and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.

Laptop Owners: Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your Express for additional storage space.

iTunes Aficionados: Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.

Gamers: Add additional storage to your XBox 360 or PS3 game console to store music, media, and other downloads. PS3 even includes a backup utility to protect your internal drive's data.

For Everyone: Have the piece of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!

The Right Tools for the Job

Before attempting to perform this installation, please watch the following instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install. Technical support for this DIY product consists only of this video.

Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble and:

OWC Express 2.5" Drive Enclosure
OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD 240GB
OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- Nylon Spudger
- Phillips #00
- Straight Blade 1.8mm
- Torx T8
- Torx T6
High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 (mini-B type) connecting cable
Assembly Manual & User Guide
Carrying sleeve
1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time

48 Hour Warranty Service

Yes, You Can Do-it-Yourself

OWC is committed to your success, so if you need a bit more guidance, we are available Mon-Fri 8AM-8PM and Sat 9AM-4PM with U.S. based technical support by phone or live chat.

Take a closer look at
the OWC Express.

How to install a Hard Drive in an
OWC Express Enclosure.

OWC NOTE:

This enclosure is not designed for support of SSDs and recommended to be used with 2.5" Hard Drives only.
*Bus powered via USB port on most computers, provided computer's bus supplies appropriate power needs.

This OWC SSD Model is compatible with nearly any Mac or PC model with a Serial ATA connection (SATA, SATA 2.0, or SATA 3.0) including: Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,2

2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,1

2.4GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,1

2.3GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro6,1

2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro6,2

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro7,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,4

2.53GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,3

2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,5

2.26GHz, 2.53GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.66GHz 2.93GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.66GHz 2.93GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009)

(January, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid/Late 2007)

(June, 2007)

Model ID: MacBookPro3,1

2.4GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007)

(June, 2007)

Model ID: MacBookPro3,1

2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)

(October, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro2,1

2.33GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)

(October, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro2,2

2.16GHz, 2.33GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)

(May, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,1

2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch)

(April, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,2

2.16GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch)

(January, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,1

1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

MacBook White Unibody

MacBook (Mid 2010)

(May, 2010)

Model ID: MacBook7,1

2.4GHz

MacBook White Unibody

MacBook (Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook6,1

2.26Ghz

MacBook

MacBook (Mid 2009)

(May, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook5,2

2.13GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Early 2009)

(January, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook5,2

2.0GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBook4,1

2.1GHz

MacBook Unibody

MacBook (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBook5,1

2.0GHz, 2.4GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBook4,1

2.1GHz, 2.4GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Late 2007)

(November, 2007)

Model ID: MacBook3,1

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Mid 2007)

(May, 2007)

Model ID: MacBook2,1

2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Late 2006)

(November, 2006)

Model ID: MacBook2,1

1.83GHz, 2.0GHz

MacBook

MacBook

(May, 2006)

Model ID: MacBook1,1

1.83GHz, 2.0GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2012)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2012 Server)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2011 Server)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,3

2.0GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2010)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: Macmini4,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2010 Server)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: Macmini4,1

2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.0GHz, 2.26GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2009 Server)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.53GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2007)

(August, 2007)

Model ID: Macmini2,1

1.83GHz, 2.0GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Early 2006)

(February, 2006)

Model ID: Macmini1,1

1.5GHz, 1.66GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro

(August, 2006)

Model ID: MacPro1,1

2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro (8-core)

(April, 2007)

Model ID: MacPro2,1

3.0GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacPro3,1

2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz

Detailed specs 4-core

Detailed specs 8-core

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.8GHz, 3.2GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.2GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz

Xserve Intel

Xserve Quad-Core (Early 2009)

(April, 2009)

Model ID: Xserve3,1

2.26GHz

Xserve Intel

Xserve 8-Core (Early 2009)

(April, 2009)

Model ID: Xserve3,1

2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Includes

OWC Express 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive Enclosure
OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD 240GB
OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- Nylon Spudger
- Phillips #00
- Straight Blade 1.8mm
- Torx T8
- Torx T6
High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 (mini-B type) connecting cable
Assembly Manual & User Guide
Carrying sleeve
1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time

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240GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD Specifications:

Specifications

Controller

SandForce 2181 Series Processor with 7% Over Provisioning

NAND

Tier 1 Asynchronous MLC NAND Flash Memory

Form Factor

Standard 7mm 2.5"

Interface

SATA 3Gb/s

Capacity¹

240GB useable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components – 256GB
16GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction

Formatted Capacity²

223GiB

RAID Support

Qualified for single drive and multiple drive production workstation RAID 0/1/10/0+1 and SPAN usage.

SMART Attributes

Standard⁵

Native Command Queuing

up to 32 commands

Manufacturer Model Number

OWCSSD7E3G240

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

7mm (0.276″)

Width (max)

70.06mm (2.758″)

Length (max)

100.12mm (3.941″)

Weight

77 grams +/- 2 grams
0.170 lbs +/- 2.71 oz

Reliability³

Data Reliability

ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bytes correctable per 512-byte sector

Security

Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant

TRIM Support

OS Dependent

Nonrecoverable Read Errors

Less than 1 sector per 10¹⁶ bits read

Warranty

3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty
(Standard return policy applies.)

Performance

Sustained
Reads (up to)

285MB/s

Sustained
Writes (up to)

275MB/s

Read Incompressible
Data Rate (up to)

208MB/s

Write Incompressible
Data Rate (up to)

235MB/s

Random 4K Read⁴

Up to 60,000 IOPS

Random 4K Write⁴

Up to 60,000 IOPS

Read Latency

less than 0.1ms

Write Latency

less than 0.1ms

Environmental (Operating)

Temperature (°F)

32°F to 158°F

Temperature (°C)

0°C to 70°C

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 185°F

Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 85°C

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

0.0 bels

Seek (Typical)

0.0 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability.
Specifications provided by SandForce.
Temperature reporting is currently an unsupported feature because due to the operating characteristics of SSDs, it is highly unlikely one would ever exceed an OWC Mercury SSD's stated operating temperature ceiling of 158F/70C. However, we are looking into supporting this feature in the future via a firmware update. Firmware updates can be found here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/OWC/SSD.

OWC Express Specifications:

Chipset

Jmicron 20329 USB 2.0 chipset

Interfaces Supported

USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible

Port Configuration

USB 2.0 - (1) mini "B" port

Max Data Transfer Rate

USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)

Port/Interface Bootability

USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info

System Requirements

Macintosh: Macintosh running OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, OS X 10.2.x or later including 'Mavericks' 10.9.x, and an available USB port. Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.
PC: Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 98, and an available USB port.
Linux: Linux compatible via supported the USB interface.

Cooling

Super quiet fanless ventilation

Power Supply

Bus Power via USB on all models with USB 2.0 port

Drive Requirements

Any 2.5" Serial-ATA Hard Drive up to 9.5mm height. Not recommended for Solid State Drives.

External Case Dimensions

3.07 in (W) x 5.12 in (D) x 0.55 in (H)

Enclosure Weight (no accessories)

2.0 ounces (56g)

Product Manual

Assembly Manual & User Guide
Quick Start Guide

Operating Environment:

Temperature

Dependent on mechanism installed

Relative Humidity

Dependent on mechanism installed

Shock

Dependent on mechanism installed

Vibration

Dependent on mechanism installed

Warranty

1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur - OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

View more information about the 1 Year OWC Enclosure Limited Warranty
(Standard return policy applies.)

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n YSSDMP240

Reviews

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.9 / 5 130 out of 132 (98%) reviewers would recommend this product

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Verified Buyer

Reviewer: DoctorOmaha Location: Omaha, NE Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 What a difference October 14, 2016 Upgraded older MacBook with increased memory and SSD. Instructions were clear and concise, easily done. Incredible difference in performance, like new machine.

This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: techdad Location: Chicago area Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 just works and easy to install October 7, 2016 This is the first 480GB kit I've installed (into an early 2011 MacBook Pro), but I've also installed two 240GB kits into late 2009 and mid 2012 white MacBooks). Just like the others, this was trivial to physically install using the clear video instructions. Copying over our OS and data was just as clear using the provided web page. I timed two things before and after the change: 1) cold-booting the laptop and getting to gmail and 2) shutting down from the point of starting to close gmail to all lights being off. Both were almost 5x faster after installing this SSD. This takes otherwise sound old laptops which were sadly getting very slow and draggy and makes them very usable again, letting my 3 kids keep using their old Apple college laptops and avoid them having to buy expensive new ones.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: nomorewindows Location: baltimore md Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 mind blowing speed October 6, 2016 blown away how MUCH faster my Mac Pro is with this drive. put my old disk drive to shame. boot up and app start ups are 40 percent faster.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: LarryT Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 New life for an old notebook October 2, 2016 I debated doing this for a long time. Now I wish I'd done it sooner! I upgraded the HD to the 7200rpm 512Gb when I bought my MacBook Pro in mid-2010 and I was glad for the extra speed. However, as I filled the disk up even defragmenting was just not helping performance enough. Getting a new system was not an option since 17" MacBook Pro's are no longer made. So I decided to get the 1Tb SSD when I replaced the aging battery. WOW! Who needs a faster CPU? The system boots in well under a minute and everything starts noticeably faster! This is the least expensive way to get a new Mac!!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: iangr Location: Athens, Greece Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Very-very good SSD September 27, 2016 Installed in a mac mini mid 2011, this disc is clearly faster than previous SSD. Looks reliable and robust, and although I bought it just last month, I am convinced that it will serve me for a long time.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 240GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Nicole Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 First time - worked great! September 25, 2016 I replaced the hard drive in my macbook because it was running really slow. Took a chance on this product which I ordered with the install kit. A little nervous, but the videos were really clear and the installation went perfectly. Really happy with purchase.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer Top 250 Contributor

Reviewer: Eldento Location: Puerto Rico Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great SSD Drive September 25, 2016 If you haven't change to an SSD drive you are missing the greatest change in computer history since the floppy disk. The performance change in my computers have been from heaven to earth. Even old computers perform better with an SSD. Not even thinking of going back to regular HD. I only use them for backup or for portable memory only.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: ChiefPontiac Location: CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 SSD Hard Drive September 22, 2016 Purchased a 480G SSD hard drive and my MacBook Pro is better now than it was when it was brand new. Took less than twenty minutes to install the hard drive and the 8G of new memory.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Rkrup Location: Central California Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Great Drive September 22, 2016 Easy to install - and FAST!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: Wobert89 Location: Blacksburg, VA Age: 18-24 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Quality product and great value September 22, 2016 This product has worked wonderfully and came with the tools I needed to easily install it. The installation videos on their website were also very helpful and let me complete this project without a hitch.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: matthaze Location: new york, ny Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Makes your machine like new for a fraction of the cost! September 22, 2016 Purchasing this SSD drive, as well as 16GB of RAM, made my machine like new again! Extremely easy install. If your old hard drive works, purchase the USB tray and keep that in there as a backup drive.

HELPFUL TIP: My optic drive died years ago and there wasn't a need to keep it in the machine anymore. I took it out when I swapped out the drives. The tech at the genius bar recommended this to me, saying it helps to speed things up even more since it's not looking for the optic drive.

I would recommend this item to a friend! Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: DieHardMac Location: California Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Speed Demon September 19, 2016 Installing the OWC drive was simple in my Macbook Pro and the speed difference was excellent. Make sure that you use a good copy program from your original disk to the SSD so that it copies everything. I saved the laptop hard drive on an external enclosure, but have not had to use it for anything. I'll probably convert it to a time machine drive.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 120GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: NeLuvMAC Location: Texas Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Need for Speed September 12, 2016 This hard drive did the trick my system is like new which makes me happy because I don't have to buy a new system.

Love, love that i bought this item and installed it myself. Good for me and my pocket book.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Jade5 Location: Honolulu, HI Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Excellent product and customer service! September 12, 2016 This SSD drive rocks. My computer runs so much faster and I can leave it turned on when traveling. Much more super than the regular hard drive, even though it's $250 more, it's worth every penny.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: JPCanada Location: Canada Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Terrific September 11, 2016 I upgraded my memory from the original 2 gigs to 6 gigs (which OWC was the only source that said it would work, and it helped --maybe a 30% improvement in speed, i then put the SSD in and the results were AMAZING. It reduced start up time from more than 3 minutes to about 30-40 seconds. It (2008 MacBook Pro) is barely slower than my 2015 MacBook Pro which has 16 gigs of RAM. If I had known of the improvement, I would not have bought the 2015 model

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Tdiz Location: New York, NY Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD....Sweet! September 11, 2016 Awesome product! Awesome instructional video! Installed it with very difficulty in my daughter's Macbook. Her Macbook is now screamingly fast! By about a bizziion times!

I highly recommend this product!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

Verified Buyer

Reviewer: RobertVJ Location: Wisconsin Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 5/5 Great product - great installation videos September 9, 2016 Installed this SSD in my wife's MacBook Pro and it significantly increased the performance. Product is of high quality and price very competitive.

Besides the quality/price, OWC's library of installation videos are FANTASTIC. Made opening the laptop, removing the HD, installing the SSD and tranferring the files from the HD to the SSD quite straight forward.

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Reviewer: mitymouse16 Location: New Jersey Experience Level: Home User

Rating: 5/5 Saved September 6, 2016 Original Hard Drive died; new one was a cinch to install and having the ability to download a version of MacOS to create a bootable thumb drive and load to the new hard drive made it easy.

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Reviewer: Acroboy Location: Las Vegas Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Excellent!! September 5, 2016 Great product. Made a huge difference to the performance of my laptop. Instructions and tools included in the kit made installation quick and easy. Thank you!

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Reviewer: ramaynard Location: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Super Happy, 5 year old Mac now like new! September 4, 2016 My 2011 PowerBook Pro was showing it's age.... the battery lasted 2 hours MAX and the computer was getting painfully slow at routine tasks. I got this battery and an SD drive... and WOW! It really is like a new machine. I was hesitant to spend close to $400 for these two items - when I could get a new MacBook for around a grand... but, in the end, $400 is a lot less than a $1,000! And, my 5 year old MacBook Pro now rivals my wife's new MacBook Air in terms of speed... so, I am VERY happy with my decision. Oh - and I get about 4 to 5 hours out of the new battery under heavy use.... not bad.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Dolgusheva Location: Newport, RI Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 New life! September 2, 2016 I bought it for my Macbook late 2009.. Installation is really easy but backup and transferring were a little bit tough tho, cause it took a lot of time but it's all done now. And it seems like I have brand new laptop (I also bought new battery and memory 8gb)! With all the instruction "how to change", that was easy to do everything. I hope everything is going to work well and for long time! Thank you!

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Reviewer: Younho Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Noob Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 You saved my MBP~! September 1, 2016 I upgrade my very old macbook pro early 2008 to new ssd. From the shipping and asking questions, everything was awesome. The most impressive thing is absolute the speed of mac. Although I'm a light user, It had a problem with jamming frequently. Now it is flying away. I'm really satisfied with the ssd and OWC.

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Reviewer: Qwerty Location: Los Angeles Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 SSD + New RAM = New Laptop August 28, 2016 I got this SSD along with 8GB of new RAM and my 2008 MacBook Pro is running like new again. Now I can wait a couple more years before buying a new laptop.

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Reviewer: MacLeatherneck Location: Al over the world Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Need seatbelt August 27, 2016 My 1TB HHD was running so hot and so slow I was contemplating buying a new computer. Bad option for a missionary. A friend suggested a SSD upgrade. The price was phenomenal; under $400. It was easy to switch out with the tools provided and the instructions. And the case for the HHD was perfect. Now I have all of my files on the backup, can move whatever I need onto the SSD. Wasn't so lucky with the programs like Photoshop for Mac but that was probably my problem, not OWC's. I would definitely recommend purchasing the 1TB SSD; you will think you are running stealth. Don't hesitate, buy one now.

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Reviewer: Gilly Location: Florida Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User

Rating: 5/5 Great! August 20, 2016 I installed the SSHD on my granddaughter's MacBook Pro And it gave her more than enough storage for college. No problems, just followed the instructions. Install took about 20 minutes.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY KIT: OWC Express USB 3.0/2.0 2.5" Enclosure + 1.0TB Mercury Electra 6G SSD. Customer Videos:

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